The Dream Shake · Sep 10, 2022
Where does Usman Garuba rank among the NBA’s unknowns?
Fill-in the blank: Usman Garuba is going to become a _____ player? Maybe a solid rotation piece? A diamond in the rough? A potential, dare I say, All-Star?! Or does he not make it past his rookie contract?
I don't know! I wish I had the answer. I’m sure the rest of the Houston Rockets’ fanbase wishes they too possessed the powers of Nostradamus.
The truth is that we haven’t seen enough of him to get an idea on if he will be here well into the future of this rebuild. Certainly the Rockets knew he’d be a long-term project when they took him 23rd in the 2021 draft, but a rookie campaign marred by injury limited his potential to make an impact in his first year.
